PSA: you being able to relate to my experiences of being #autistic means we're all HUMAN, not that "we're all a lil autistic"

I know youre trying to help normalize my feelings/experience but to do that, connect with my humanity, bc thats what we share, not my #autism

Kthxbyeeeee

#actuallyautistic #LateDx

I've spent most of my life trying not to be seen.

A lifetime of trying to be invisible. Trying not to move "weird" out in public. Trying to avoid any kind of improvised or unplanned conversation. Never speaking up for myself. Countless hours spent conditioning these things out of myself to the point where the mask becomes automatic.

Now that much more effort has to be put in to try and stop that automatic masking, after I realize how much damage has been done. Trying to dig myself out of burnout.

All in an effort to avoid:

• Teasing
• Bulling
• Minimizing
• Dismissing
• "keep still"
• "keep quite"
• "be normal"
• "what is wrong with you?"
• "look me in the eyes"
• "stop staring"
• "you know what I mean"
• "that's not what I said"
• "It's not that hard"
• "Stop blowing it out of proportion"
• etc. etc. etc.

I'm not sure I can handle a month of people being aware of me.

Until people are ready to actually ready to accept, accommodate, and help autistic folks, leave us the fuck alone!

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticMasking #LateDX #AutisticBurnout #AutismAcceptance

#RandomThoughts
Is it internalized ableism that I intentionally chose the selfie that I thought looked the most autisticy for my profile pic on this account?

Is it ableism that I even have any notion of what autism looks like?

🤔

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic
#LateDx
#ableism
#InternalizedAbleism

#RandomThoughts
It's amazing how many things I always thought were just a me thing were actually very common autistic things.

The discovery and subsequent realization made me feel a lot less weird 👍 but also a lot less special. 💔😢 #MixedFeelings

I'm still sorting after more than a couple years.

#LateDx
#ActualluAutistic
@actuallyautistic

I know the Matrix franchise is a metaphor for coming out as trans, but lately I realize that it also feels like a good metaphor for life before and after #LateDx of #Autism

…the knowing your whole life something was missing, but not knowing what, the aha moment after finally realizing

I really appreciated this blog post from Neurodivergent Rebel (Lyric Rivera) on how autistic traits can seem more pronounced post-discovery. This is something I'm grappling with as I try to figure out what I want from my life moving forward. Sharing for any others who are in the same place. #ActuallyAutistic #LateDX #LateIdentified #neurodivergent

https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/17/do-i-seem-more-autistic-to-you-now-why-many-autistics-stop-camouflaging-their-autistic-traits-post-autism-discovery/

I really appreciated this blog post from Neurodivergent Rebel (Lyric Rivera) on how autistic traits can seem more pronounced post-discovery. This is something I'm grappling with as I try to figure out what I want from my life moving forward. Sharing for any others who are in the same place. #ActuallyAutistic #LateDX #LateIdentified #neurodivergent

https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2023/04/17/do-i-seem-more-autistic-to-you-now-why-many-autistics-stop-camouflaging-their-autistic-traits-post-autism-discovery/

This made my day! I'm glad that posting and sharing about #adhd helped someone out - and they love our birb too :)

#AdultADHD #ADHDer #LateDX

https://whatwasidoingagain.com/adhd-asides/4248/